Kris Garfitt

Kris graduated in 2015 from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, with a First Class Honours Degree. During his time at Guildhall he undertook regular lessons with Eric Crees, Peter Gane, Christopher Houlding and Simon Wills. He is now taking regular lessons with Fabrice Millischer. In 2016 Kris won the position as tenor and bass trombonist in the German Radio Orchestra and has been working there ever since. He has been lucky enough to be a member of the European Union Youth Orchestra and Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra and travel extensively throughout Europe, performing at places such as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Proms. Kris is currently on trial for the second trombone position with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and was on trial for the second trombone position with the Orchestra of the English National Ballet for a year and a half. Alongside his job in Germany, he is now freelancing regularly with these two orchestras, The Orchestra of Opera North and the Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg (the orchestra of Freiburg theatre). He has worked with some of the best conductors in the world including the likes of Simon Rattle, Bernard Haitink, Vasily Petrenko and Gianandrea Noseda and undertaken masterclasses with many of the worlds best trombonists including Stefan Schulz, Olaf Ott, Jorgen Van Rijen, Michel Becquet, Nitzan Haroz, Matt Gee, Tobias Hasselt, Aline Nistad and James Maynard. He was also awarded first prize in Guildhall's Brass Prize (funded by the Armourers and Brasiers) in May of 2015.